Tamati Coffey and Rawiri Waititi selected for Labour

Labour Party President Moira Coatsworth has announced
that Tamati Coffey will be Labour’s candidate for the
Rotorua electorate at the 2014 General Election, and that
Rawiri Waititi will be Labour’s candidate for the Waiariki
electorate at the election. They were each selected from
fields of three nominees at consecutive meetings held at
Rotorua Primary School on Saturday. The meetings attracted
over 200 Party members.

Moira Coatsworth said
today:

“A great crowd of Labour members from Maori
and general electorates attended these selection meetings.
They heard inspiring responses to questions put by members,
and outstanding speeches from the six nominees for the two
electorates. Labour’s performance in our provinces is
crucial to a win in 2014, and candidates of this quality
will make all the difference."

Tamati Coffey said
today:

“I’m honoured to be
selected by Labour here in Rotorua, but it was never a
given. I had to compete against some great nominees -
that’s what democracy is all about and that’s what
Labour is all about. Now it’s game-on in Rotorua! This
seat is officially up for grabs and I want to take it. I
want to be Rotorua’s voice in Parliament as Labour
delivers on its plans for more local jobs, for the
revitalisation of forestry and for the best start for
Rotorua’s kids and tamariki”.

Rawiri Waititi
said today:

“Maori development is
the name of the game in the Waiariki electorate, and Labour
is the party to deliver the sorely needed good jobs for our
region. I am a keen and proven advocate for the issues that
matter to people and communities in the Waiariki electorate.
Preserving our natural taonga is a high priority for me; as
is education, which is becoming a big election issue. Hoki
mai ki te pati Reipa – it is time for us to return to
Labour”.

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